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A year from now you will wish you had started today!

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Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Daily Visualization

Today, visualize that you have reached your goal weight. What will this feel like? Imagine shouting it from the rooftops to everyone you know. What steps can you take today to get closer to this goal?

It will feel like the end of a very long journey to get to my desired weight. I read an inspiring quote yesterday -

A year from now you will wish you had started today!

I need to remember how important it is that I am making progress and will reach my goals. I know after getting to my goal there are likely a number of other things that will surface that will be important new goals. I am looking forward to that!
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CATNCAG 5/16/2013 10:31AM

    Great advise!

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JOANNHUNT 10/13/2012 10:17PM

    AWESOME

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MARGARITTM 10/4/2012 11:43AM

    Thanks needed that today!

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BAMAJAM 9/21/2012 10:53AM

  Really great inspiration!! Thank you. . .

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BUSMOM27 9/19/2012 1:19PM

    I wish I had started a year ago. Oh, wait.....I did, but I didn't keep up. Now I'm in worse shape than a year ago. Thanks for the reminders. I'm starting today!

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SUCCESS_IN_2013 9/15/2012 9:21PM

    Cool

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TERRIJ7 9/13/2012 12:43PM

    I need to make a sign with this quote and put it where I will see it often.

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PERSISTANT123 9/12/2012 8:06PM

    Thanks for the reminder.
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JOY1991 9/12/2012 7:34PM

  Good Thinking!

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PINKPUFFYSOCKS 9/11/2012 4:08PM

    this is my favorite so far!!!!

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EFFRAYECHILDE 9/11/2012 8:48AM

    emoticon So true :)

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TWNOMWE 9/11/2012 8:46AM

    emoticon well put.

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DMEYER4 9/11/2012 7:22AM

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NIRAWALIA 9/10/2012 6:19PM

    Better late than never...have been thinking for the longest time but it is when you take action....need a lot of motivational reading etc...but am getting there. Was 223 and am already at 218 in 6 weeks.... emoticon

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HEIDE69 9/10/2012 2:59PM

    So right!!!!

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NOTHN4ME 9/10/2012 10:07AM

    So true!!

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MISSILENE 9/10/2012 8:07AM

    true info. thanks.

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VICTORY2XS 9/10/2012 7:41AM

    A year from now I will wish I had been more faithful than I have these past few weeks. Just a few weeks out of the 52 in a year, but just a few weeks makes a big difference!

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CUDDLYPOLARBEAR 9/10/2012 5:08AM

    Great post....

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MEDDYPEDDY 9/10/2012 2:55AM

    Has already happended a lot - I am thinking "If I had started a year ago I would have been"... so I guess I will start today - again!

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ORODEO73 9/9/2012 11:44PM

    So many times I have felt the same! Thanks!

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REENIE131 9/9/2012 9:34PM

    Very inspirational, thanks!

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BRAMASKA 9/9/2012 9:24PM

  Somedays are just so hard. I am disappointed to have spent an hour on the Stairmaster only to have over eaten today by 200 calories.

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GRANNYQUINN 9/9/2012 12:46PM

    A huge Thank-you to you for helping me and many others obtain their goals , you are truly an inspiration. Hugs Karen

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GREENERBOBALINK 9/9/2012 12:28PM

    Seriously. When I started eating healthier I lost weight so easy, I kept telling my friends and family, "you just have to start now, there's no better time" but now that I've been lazy for a couple months I keep seeing all these dates fly by me... July 28th, my original 150 goal line... August 28th, my revised goal line, September 3rd, my birthday and next goal.... I just need to start now, hit that November goal and I will have spent a year of my life losing all that weight. (I started January and I thought it was going to be an easy 6 months, but I tell you what, those last 20lbs are so hard!!!) Keep your eye on the goal and don't let up for a minute

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DRAK416 9/9/2012 11:32AM

  nice job

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4RASCALS 9/9/2012 10:17AM

    Excellent blog. We all need goals. Gotta take that first step and get started. No journey is without detours, but we learn from them, and get stronger
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DOROTHYBERO 9/9/2012 7:34AM

    You are so inspiring - this was indeed a blog that was wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

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FIT4MEIN2013 9/9/2012 12:03AM

    Excellent blog!!!

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HYATTI1 9/8/2012 11:38PM

    Thanks for sharing. Goals are important to all of us.

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68ANNE 9/8/2012 10:31PM

    Perfect

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LUVTOBOWL 9/8/2012 9:51PM

    Thanks for the reminder - I like the saying "a year from now you'll wish you started today" I can't tell you how many times this has passed me by, but not this time.

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DVIRGADAM 9/8/2012 5:51PM

    It is true that even though we are making progress, we may get frustrated, because success does not happen overnight. But, if we didn't go on a weight loss plan or find Sparkpeople, the time would still pass, years would still come and go just as they did before, and we would be stuck in a rut, forever obese. So, it is true, that one year from now, you would have wished you would have started a diet and exercise plan today, because if you had, in one year, look at all the success you would have had - all the pounds you would have lost, all of the inches that came off your waist, and hips and thighs, all of the fat that was burned. And all of the smaller sizes that you were slowly able to wear. In a year's time, you could go down many clothes sizes, believe me! I always go by the saying, "Every mountain that was ever climbed, began with a decision to take the first step, and then another, and another. And before you know it you climbed a mountain." Unknown. If you had never taken that first step though, you would never know what might have been - could have, would have or should have. Take the first step, and another, and another, and climb to the top of Mount Everest.
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FUSCHIA6 9/8/2012 2:58PM

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I love those visualizations (when they don't repeat.) I'm picturing shouting my weight loss from that mountain perch overlooking Salzburg, Austria.
I really enjoyed picturing today's image about discarding 1 pound dumbells as you walk and eventually being able to run freely.
Congratulations on the popular blog! You are very inspiring.
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OHIOSTAR58 9/8/2012 11:10AM

  Starting is key. Can't move if you don't take a step. Good blog.

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JUSTLYN1964 9/8/2012 9:33AM

  Totally agree... I love to visualize what I will look and feel like in 1 year from now and it motivates me to keep moving forward! Thank you for sharing!

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JUSTLYN1964 9/8/2012 9:21AM

  Totally agree... I love to visualize what I will look and feel like in 1 year from now and it motivates me to keep moving forward! Thank you for sharing!

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LEALOWE 9/8/2012 8:06AM

    So true. Every time I have to adjust my goals because the weight isn't coming off quickly enough (sigh), I think what's the point. But then I look at where I started and realize that I am slowly but surely getting leaner and healthier. It does work, just not as fast as I would like.

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